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Historic

Historic Dams briefing model emerges

During the weekend of 22-23 September at the IWM Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show, the original briefing model of the Möhne dam, used prior to Operation ‘Chastise’, was on show in the airfield’s Hangar 5.

UKHAT takes on Vampire

The fuselage pod of Vampire T11 XE956/G-OBLN at St Athan. DUNCAN...

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CALLING OFF the BERLIN BOMBERS

Very soon after the armistice, it was revealed that the RAF —...

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IWM Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show

Events Eighteen Spitfires in one formation: a new modernday...

Mosquito fires up

With East Kirkby’s chief engineer Keith Brenchley at the controls,...

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Military

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USAF conducts large-scale fighter drills in Poland

As Russian troops were massing on Ukraine borders, joint USAF and Polish Air Force drills were taking place in Baltic airspace, as we report

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ANALYSIS: Russia's military escalation at the Ukrainian border

As Russian troops amassed at the Ukrainian border earlier this year, the question of whether an invasion was imminent was left hanging in the air. We explain how the situation unfolded

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ANALYSIS: The current structure of the Brazilian Air Force

As the Brazilian Air Force celebrates its 80th anniversary, we provide an in-depth overview, detailing the structure of South America's largest air arm

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Hornet Gets its Stripes

The Royal Australian Air Force’s No 2 Operational Conversion...

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FLYBMI TARGETS MULTIDIMENSIONAL OPERATIONS

As flybmi looks to develop its services in a range of directions...

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Airport Named After Muhammad Ali

Following a vote by the Louisville Regional Airport Authority...

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KISSING THE MOUNTAIN DRAMA IN THE ALPS

Spectacular video footage of a helicopter rescue in the French...

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Latest West Atlantic Freighter

CIVIL NEWS The fourth Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted...

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Flight Simulation

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CFB Trenton - Quinte International Air Show 2024

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Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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JB Charleston Airshow 2024 Heroes of Flight

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North Charleston, United States

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Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display

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Guernsey, United Kingdom

The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."